Hamas threatens America

According to Joel C. Rosenberg, Hamas leader Khaled Mash'al spoke at a Damascus mosque on February 3rd, and threatened the national security of America, Israel and the European Union.

"America will be defeated in Iraq," Mash'al declared, in a translation provided by MEMRI.org. "Wherever the [Islamic] nation is targeted, its enemies will be defeated, Allah willing. The nation of Muhammad is gaining victory in Palestine. The nation of Muhammad is gaining victory in Iraq, and it will be victorious in all Arab and Muslim lands. 'Their multitudes will be defeated and turn their backs [and flee].' These fools will be defeated, the wheel of time will turn, and times of victory and glory will be upon our nation, and the West will be full of remorse, when it is too late."

"We say to this West, which does not act reasonably, and does not learn its lessons: By Allah, you will be defeated," he vowed. "Israel will be defeated, and so will whoever supported or supports it....I say to the [European countries]: Hurry up and apologize to our nation, because if you do not, you will regret it."

Mash'al went on to say, "Before Israel dies, it must be humiliated and degraded. America will be of no avail to them. Their generals will be of no avail to them. The last of their generals has been forgotten. Allah has made him disappear. He's over. Gone is that Sharon behind whose back they would hide and find shelter, and with whom they would feel relatively secure. Today they have frail leaders, who don't even know where our Lord placed them. Allah willing, we will make them lose their eyesight, we will make them lose their brains."

Nice guy! This is someone you'ld really like to get to know. Well, that's apparently what Russian President Vladimir Putin must be thinking:

"Maintaining our contacts with Hamas, we are ready in the near future to invite the Hamas authorities to Moscow to hold talks," Mr. Putin told reporters during a visit to the Spanish capital. "We haven't considered Hamas a terrorist organization. Today we must recognize that Hamas has reached power in Palestine as a result of legitimate elections and we must respect the choice of the Palestinian people."

This cozy little relationship needs to be watched at the very least. Hamas needs to be rendered impotent, not bolstered by one of our "allies."

Be sure to read the entire piece at Rosenberg's blog.